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Architecting microservices like your org chart would be Conway's Law, correct?

• dllthomas 8y ago
  Yeah, I don't think it's "reverse" either. The common quote "if you have four groups working on a compiler, you’ll get a four-pass compiler" clearly has architecture following from organizational structure.
  • majewsky 8y ago
    It's reverse because Conway's Law, as stated, says that code structure inadvertently arises from org structure, i.e. code = f(org). The reversal is to architect the org structure to ensure optimal code structure, i.e. org = f(code).
    • dllthomas 8y ago
      That is reverse, yes. I think your original comment was unclear, if not misstated. I had read the "like" in "[a]rchitect your microservices like your org chart" as something like "to resemble", and the rest of the comment seems to follow just fine. Other readings seem possible but I don't see one that gives the sense you want without what feels like some serious contortion. In any case, no worries, we're clearly on the same page now - just trying to figure out what went wrong.
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